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Braid, the seminal emo-punk band that used to be from here, is regrouping to record a 12″ for Polyvinyl. From the AV Club: Polyvinyl will officially announce the record tomorrow, and both the band and …

Despite difficult economic times, Common Ground Food Co-op continues to be an overwhelming success. From the Co-op’s Facebook page: Common Ground Food Co-op was not only the fastest growing co-op in the central corridor for …

Champaign County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a program that works to advocate on behalf of children who have been abused, is in need of volunteers. From Monday’s Gazette: There is a great need for …

Full text of email from UIUC Interim Chancellor Robert Easter sent this afternoon: TO: Students, Faculty Staff, Alumni and Other Members of our CampusCommunity Over the past three months there has been an increase in …

From yesterday on the News-Gazette‘s site: URBANA – A 16-year-old Champaign youth said he was upset over being dumped by his girlfriend and having been bumped by a man whose face he slugged last week. …

25 years ago today, September 22, 1985, was the first Farm Aid concert, held at Memorial Stadium. According to the Farm Aid site: Farm Aid started as an idea at the Live Aid Concert when Bob Dylan …

WDWS reported it yesterday, and from today’s News-Gazette: CHAMPAIGN – City Attorney Fred Stavins said Thursday that the city has reached a tentative agreement with the family of Kiwane Carrington. The wrongful-death settlement could result …

Today marks Day 2 of the Mahomet-Seymour Education Association strike. Neil Parthun wrote a story for the U-C IMC that posted last night. An excerpt: The first day of school for Mahomet Seymour students did …

As an update to Rob’s query from a couple of weeks ago, here’s an excerpt from an ACLU press release, issued today: Responding to a series of incidents in which individuals in four counties in …